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Fewer than one-sixth of congressional Dems calling for cease-fire

All but nine of the cease-fire supporters are members of the progressive caucus, and nearly half signed onto a quickly retracted letter last year calling for a ceasefire in Ukraine

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Fewer than one-sixth of Democratic lawmakers (43 of 265) are calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas — a roster that’s overwhelmingly made up of members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and that overlaps with those with the...

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